In this video, Austrian percussionist Martin Breinschmid performs "The Typewriter," proving that with its assortment of pings, dings, and clacks, an old manual typewriter has more than enough of what it takes to make music

A failed attempt in an Oregon State University at making a special adhesive resulted in the accidental creation of a vegetable oil-based adhesive that can be used to make duct tape, stick-on notes, labels and more.

A Franklin woman pretended to be a 14-year-old boy to get close to a 16-year-old girl, authorities said. Patricia Dye, 31, is charged with unlawful sexual conduct with and corruption of a 16-year-old Springboro girl. Yep, that's her in the thumbnail.

Recently, Chinese companies have been hiring white actors to play their executives when Western investors visit. The actors get a few hundred dollars and a new suit to give a speech and shake some hands. The companies get what they believe is a confidence in their companies from the visiting bigwigs.

A Republican Utah lawmaker says he won't let a federal lawsuit filed against an Arizona immigration law stop him from sponsoring a similar measure. The Arizona law requires officers who are enforcing other laws to question a person's immigration status if there's a reasonable suspicion that they are in the country illegally.

It is the perfect libertarian bench; supplied by private enterprise, it has spikes sticking up that make seating distinctly uncomfortable. Stick in a coin and the spikes disappear, for a set period of time. Then an alarm warns the sittee that the time is almost up and the spikes rise again.

Madison restaurateur Chris Berge plans to build a bike-path-bound cafe on the city's Near West Side that would be inaccessible by car, serve local food, produce zero garbage and cater to the city's burgeoning bicycle population.

Experts estimate that men spend ten years of their lives working, three years of their lives going to the bathroom, and four years waiting in line, all of which are subject to fluctuate depending on where you prefer to masturbate.

Filmmakers Ridley Scott and Kevin Macdonald are joining forces with YouTube to create what is being dubbed "the first user-generated feature-length documentary. "It is a unique experiment in social filmmaking, and what better way to gather a limitless array of footage than to engage the world's online community," Macdonald said.

Humans are tremendously vocal creatures. Despite our own talkative tendencies, we tend not to appreciate "excessive" vocalizations from our dogs. Rest assured, your dog does not feel her barking is excessive.

Writing and sending emails is a daily routine for most. You type up your message, add a file, plug in your contact's address, and hit send. But some are getting more creative with emails and are getting more things done. Believe it or not, you can do some pretty cool things with an e-mail that go beyond the usual message.

Now that ESPN and LeBron James have effectively climbed into bed together with Thursday night's one-hour special, "The Decision," is the Worldwide Leader out of the running to report where James will sign?

For all of Spain's brilliant passing in their World Cup semi-final against Germany, it was a Carles Puyol header from a corner that put them into the final. Puyol rose highest in the second-half to seal Spain's first ever appearance in the final, against Netherlands.

The Predator is a noble hunter who challenges our deadliest earthly warriors to battle—and this summer, Predators challenges other summer movies to defeat its brawling alien action. The audience will be the final judge when Predators opens Friday, but here are a few things that might give it the edge.

The new NBA Jam was scheduled to be released as a Wii exclusive later this year, but it now appears that it's to be joined at some point by Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game. The German USK rating board has listings (via GamerBytes of an NBA Jam game from Electronic Arts on both systems.

Games like the The Witcher and the critically acclaimed Dragon Age have been touted as revolutionary to the role-playing genre for their freedom and multilinear narrative experience. In some ways, they deserve the praise as they have done a lot for the genre.

The Dalai Lama turned 75 on Tuesday and by all accounts he's in good health. But inevitably the question of who will succeed one of the world's most revered spiritual leaders looms large. Increasingly, the spotlight has been turned to the Karmapa Lama. But he's of a new generation. He plays video games and listens to rap music.

China tried Wednesday to allay concern about the political impact of its $2.5 trillion foreign reserves, saying they are not a "nuclear weapon" to control other nations and its vast holdings of U.S. Treasury debt "should not be politicized."

But when Reardon reached into the top shelf of a locker to retrieve trash that was left behind, he didn't find books behind the clutter."When I pulled [the notebook] out, a snake just fell to my feet," said Reardon.A 3-foot python, to be exact.

Last we heard, the "Bourne" franchise was headed in a new direction without frequent director Paul Greengrass. Leading man Matt Damon has long testified that he would reprise his role as super spy Jason Bourne, and he's echoed those comments in a new interview -- but he insists he'll only return if Greengrass comes back as well.

If you think the stars of Pixar's Finding Nemo had it rough, spare a thought for the plight of real clownfish. These popular fish may struggle to survive in oceans that are becoming enriched with carbon dioxide. High levels of CO2 dissolved in the water can muddle a clownfish's sense of smell, preventing it from detecting both shelter and threats.